AFP: The People’s Mujahedeen, the Iranian opposition group listed by the United States as a terrorist organization until last year, opened an office in Washington Thursday for the first time in 15 years.
Iranian opposition group opens Washington office
U.S. targets companies accused of evading Iran sanctions
Reuters: The United States on Thursday slapped financial penalties on an Iranian businessman, a Malaysian bank and a network of companies it accused of attempting to evade international sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program through money laundering.
Iran ex-nuclear negotiator joins presidential race
AFP: Iran’s former nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani joined the race to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday, accusing the incumbent of needlessly incurring crippling economic sanctions.
India-Iran company liquidated as sanctions bite
AP: India will get control of six ships following a decision to dismantle a joint Iranian-Indian shipping company hit by Western sanctions on Iran, a government official said Thursday.
London G8 talks to focus on Syria
AFP: US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were on Thursday to hold a second day of talks in London focused on Syria after rebels again appealed for weapons. Iran’s atomic ambitions will also be up for discussion, according to Britain’s Foreign Office.
Iran’s crude exports decline in March on sanctions, IEA says
Bloomberg: Iran’s crude exports declined in March to the lowest this year as international sanctions aimed at the Persian Gulf country’s nuclear program and weaker global demand cut purchases, the International Energy Agency said.
US offers condolences to Iran over deadly quake
AFP: The White House on Wednesday expressed condolences to its long-time foe Iran over an earthquake which killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages near its sole nuclear power plant.
Iran plans to build more nuclear reactors in quake-prone area
Reuters: Iran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said on Wednesday, a day after a strong tremor struck the region close to its only existing such plant.
US voices concern over new Iran uranium mines
AFP: The United States reacted with concern Wednesday after Iran unveiled a new uranium production facility and two extraction mines, but said it had not been “blindsided” by the news.
Iran ends rescue effort after Bushehr earthquake kills 37 people
Bloomberg: Iran stopped its rescue efforts as the death toll rose to 37 after a 6.1 earthquake struck Bushehr province, home to a nuclear plant, state media said.
